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Alex Schroeder

"Marketplace Morning Report" Producer

Alex is a producer for the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He's based in Queens, New York. Alex joined Marketplace in 2020, working as MMR's digital producer. After a little over a year, he became the show's overnight producer, getting up far before the crack of dawn to put together the day's newscasts with the host and team. Now, he works daylight hours, preparing interviews for the following morning and producing long-term specials and series. Before Marketplace, Alex worked on several national public radio shows produced out of WBUR in Boston. He was both a radio and digital producer with “On Point,” “Here & Now” and “Only a Game.” Alex also worked at The Boston Globe after graduating from Tufts University. Alex's interests outside of work tend to fall into one of two categories: film or soccer. (Come on Arsenal!) He’s always looking for ways to cover the economics of entertainment and sports on the “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Alex Schroeder

  • A House For Sale sign is seen outside of a home on January 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    HUD proposes stricter standards on “unintentional discrimination” claims. Will the U.S. give Huawei another reprieve? Dems tackle Native American issues on the campaign trail.

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  • U.K. warns of Brexit shortages
    Getty Images

    A government document dubbed “Operation Yellowhammer” says there could be food, fuel and medicine shortages in Britain after a “no-deal” Brexit. Iran warns the U.S. against seizing an oil tanker which has left Gibraltar. Have toilets changed much since Woodstock?

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  • Paying for college today with tomorrow’s income
    Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

    Markets stabilize after a panic over a potential recession. Demonstrators in Hong Kong take their non-violent protests to the ATM. A new bill would help students pay for college with future earnings.

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  • An image from "American Factory," a new documentary from Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert.
    Netflix

    The yield curves normalize. Filmmakers capture the tensions between Chinese and American workers at an Ohio factory. 

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  • Clients of Chinese state-owned commercial banking company Bank of China seen withdrawing cash from an ATM in Hong Kong in May. (Photo by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    A protester in Hong Kong explains why he’s taking part. One entrepreneur makes high-end wears from thrown away fast-fashion garments. 

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  • Aug 15, 2019

    Hiring with class

    Hiring with class
    pxhere

    Walmart helps stocks rebound. So-called “pre-recession” indicators might actually just be par for the course. How you might be exuding your class background to potential employers.

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  • This photo taken on August 14, 2019 shows employees working on a medical glove production line at a factory in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province.
    STR/AFP/Getty Images

    Trade tensions and inverted bond yields send global financial markets into a frenzy. The rush to avoid Chinese tariffs in these uncertain times can be costly.

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  • The US (L) and Chinese flags are displayed outside a hotel in Beijing on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)        (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

    Global shares extend declines after China vows retaliation of U.S. tariffs. India’s prime minister says Kashmir will play an important role in national development. But what does that mean in practice?

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  • Tariffs versus Goliath
    David Becker/Getty Images

    Uncertainty in Germany, China and bond yields could be signaling troubles ahead. CBS and Viacom come together once again. How has the trade war affected Chinese retail giant Alibaba?

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  • The California Compassionate Care Network (CCCN) marijuana dispensary's grow operation is one of the stops on the cannabis tour organized by L.A.-based Green Tours, January 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
    ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

    OPEC gets nervous about crude prices. Mortgages surpass pre-recession levels. Legal cannabis isn’t turning out to be as lucrative as entrepreneurs first thought.

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